Industrial Heating articles from February 2008

Industrial Heating archives from February 2008

Is your world too small?(EDITORIAL)
February 1, 2008... As you are reading this, the news of presidential-primary victories (or defeats) is likely to still be resounding. Sometimes it's hard to step out of our work-a-day world and consider the implications of things happening around us. For this...

A need for education and responsibility.(FEDERAL TRIANGLE)
February 1, 2008... At times in the past, my editorials have decried the failing state of U.S. education at all levels, with pleas that industry fill voids as a matter of self-interest. It is not a question that employees should be available with adequate skill in...

The heat treatment of light metals.(THE HEAT TREAT DOCTOR)
February 1, 2008... When we deal with applications where strength-to-weight ratio is a critical consideration, we often turn to solutions involving the so-called "light metals." Aluminum, magnesium, titanium and in some cases beryllium enhance engineering...

Boring made interesting.(NOW YOU KNOW: Thermal Processing & Metals in Everyday Life)
February 1, 2008... A local tunneling project to extend a subway line created interest in the large Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) being used. Just how does this 23-foot-diameter machine with a length of 200 feet and a weight of 1.2 million pounds cut 35 feet of...

Byington Steel Treating: everything in heat treating.(MTI PROFILE)
February 1, 2008... It's hard to believe Byington Steel Treating started out as a one-man operation. In 1952, Bill Byington leased a small building in Santa Clara, Calif., and started heat treating with just a couple of furnaces. Today, Byington Steel...

Despatch Industries: solutions for thermal processing, environmental simulation.(IHEA PROFILE)
February 1, 2008... Despatch Industries has worked at the forefront of thermal-processing technology for more than a century. Founded in 1902, this Minneapolis, Minn.-based IHEA member has an unwavering commitment to quality and reliability. Despatch, who also has...

Bottom-loading vacuum furnace.(Equipment News)
February 1, 2008... G-M Enterprises of Corona, Calif., announced the successful startup of a large bottom-loading vacuum furnace. The furnace, built and tested by G-M, was delivered to a customer located in the northwest United States. The furnace has an...

T-5 basketless heat-treatment system.(Equipment News)
February 1, 2008... Can-Eng Furnaces International Limited of Niagara Falls, N.Y., has installed and commissioned a high-volume T-5 basketless heat-treatment system (BHTS) for an automobile manufacturer located in the southeastern United States. Can-Eng's BHTS...

Vacuum furnaces.(Equipment News)
February 1, 2008... Solar Manufacturing Solar Manufacturing of Souderton, Pa., signed a contract for the shipment of two large car bottom vacuum furnaces to VSMPO of Salda, Russia. The total order value will approach $7 million. The furnaces will be used to...

Annealing furnace.(Equipment News)
February 1, 2008... Chugai Ro Co. of Osaka, Japan, received an order from Shanghai Baosteel Group Corp. for what will be the largest annealing furnace in China for steel plate, capable of processing 57,600 tons a year. The order, worth an estimated $18-27 million,...

EAF meltshop.(Equipment News)
February 1, 2008... Danieli Centro Met will supply a complete new meltshop for Tokyo Steel to be installed at the Tahara Plant. The new steelmaking and refining facility will include all equipment and auxiliary services needed to produce up to 2.6 million metric...

Evraz to acquire Claymont Steel.(Business News)
February 1, 2008... Following its acquisition of Oregon Steel earlier in 2007, Evraz Group SA has announced plans to expand its North American presence with the acquisition of Delaware-based Claymont Steel for approximately $565 million. Upon completion of the...

Westinghouse to expand specialty metals plant.(Business News)
February 1, 2008... Westinghouse Electric Company announced that its Specialty Metals Plant in Blairsville, Pa., will be fitted with new equipment to accommodate the company's new projects in China and pending projects in the U.S. The capital improvements include...

Calcarb constructing new headquarters, adding equipment.(Business News)
February 1, 2008... Calcarb Ltd., the Bellshill, Scotland-based manufacturer and supplier of premium high-purity carbon bonded carbon fiber (CBCF) based rigid insulation and precursor materials, announced that construction on its global headquarters and expanded...

Ladish to build Ti investment-casting foundry.(Business News)
February 1, 2008... Ladish Co. announced plans to invest $16-20 million to build a new investment-casting foundry in Mexico. The facility will produce titanium components and expects to supply aerospace customers in Mexico and the rest of North America. The...

Kobe Steel to start up titanium melt shop.(Business News)
February 1, 2008... Kobe Steel, Ltd. inaugurated a new titanium melt shop at its Takasago Works in Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan. The facility will go into full production in January 2008. The melt shop uses the company's proprietary Kobe Method (a vacuum arc...

Aluminum billet manufacturer to locate in Indiana.(Business News)
February 1, 2008... Start-up aluminum billet manufacturer Alexin LLC announced the company will locate its first manufacturing facility in Bluffton, Ind., creating more than 50 jobs. Alexin will invest more than $56 million to equip and finance a facility that...

Carpenter Technology to sell Ceramics businesses.(Business News)
February 1, 2008... Carpenter Technology Corporation announced it has agreed to sell its ceramics operations to The Morgan Crucible Company, a UK-based advanced materials company. The sale of Certech and Carpenter Advanced Ceramics reflects Carpenter's decision to...

RTI to build titanium factory in Virginia.(Business News)
February 1, 2008... Ohio-based RTI International Metals, a producer of titanium mill products and fabricated metal components, will build a $100 million titanium-producing factory in Henry County, Va. The new plant will be used to manufacture titanium for the...

Latrobe Specialty Steel Licenses Corrosion-Resistant Alloy.(Business News)
February 1, 2008... QuesTek Innovations licensed the production and distribution of their Ferrium S53[R] alloy to Latrobe Specialty Steel. Ferrium S53[R] is a high-strength, high-toughness, corrosionresistant alloy. More importantly, landing gears made of Ferrium...

ArcelorMittal to build greenfield facility.(Business News)
February 1, 2008... ArcelorMittal signed an agreement with the administration of the Tver region in Russia for the eventual creation of a greenfield long carbon steel production unit. The agreement is to make land available to ArcelorMittal for the construction of...

Timken supplies bearings to Chinese aluminum mills.(Business News)
February 1, 2008... The Timken Company applied its research to secure additional contracts with Siemens VAI Metals Technologies for the supply of bearings to two new aluminum-rolling mills under construction in China. The two new contracts resulted in orders for...

Linde signs long-term contract with corus.(Business News)
February 1, 2008... Linde Group has signed a long-term supply contract for industrial gases with international steel producer Corus. The agreement involves the construction of a new air separation unit (ASU) at Corus' Scunthorpe site in North Lincolnshire. The...

Tech induction moves to new building.(Business News)
February 1, 2008... After operating in two different locations for over nine years, Tech Induction has moved its Forging and Induction Tooling Divisions into a new, 32,000-square-foot building in Shelby Twp., Mich. The move will help the company increase induction...

Industry events.(Calendar)
February 1, 2008... FEBRUARY 7-9 IREFCON 2008--The 7th International Refractories Congress; Kolkata, India. www.irmaindia.org 10-12 Indian Steel 2008 Conference; Mumbai, India. http://mjunction.in/events/upcoming_events/ 7-10 68th World Foundry...

High-intensity resistance heaters offer power and efficiency for industrial heating processes.(Nonferrous Melting/Forming/Joining)
February 1, 2008... The Isothermal Melting (ITM) Process was developed as a revolutionary aluminummelting alternative to natural-gas-fired reverberatory furnaces that offers more than 70% energy savings. The principles of ITM development--based on significant...

Ask the expert.
February 1, 2008... Q Why do people use oxygen for combustion when air is free? Air contains almost 80% nitrogen, which doesn't burn; it heats up and removes heat from the process as it exits in the form of hot flue gases. Combustion with oxygen eliminates...

Heatcool program computes transient heating and cooling time of furnace loads.(Heat Treating)
February 1, 2008... The proper heat-treatment cycle requires knowing when a part is fully heated and knowing if it is being cooled quickly enough. The time at temperature can be critical to the results of the heat treatment. If not, it is critical to determine the...

Furnace maintenance and operation requirements in AMS 2750D. (Heat Treating.
February 1, 2008... This article outlines the furnace operation and maintenance requirements of AMS 2750D, with particular focus on how these requirements have changed from AMS 2750C and how proof of compliance can be achieved. The words of Henry David...

Ask the expert.
February 1, 2008... Q We anneal and passivate 300 series stainless tube and sometimes get a "grey" coloration on the ID--can we keep it bright? A Formation of oxide film is a function of hydrogen/water partial pressure ratio, temperature, and time, all of...

Vortex-generated combustion efficiency.(Industrial Gases/Combustion)
February 1, 2008... Combustion technology has come a long way. There are opportunities for both energy and emissions reductions. This article reviews where we have come from and where we are going with combustion technology. Until recently, the resilience of...

Furnace insulation upgrades and energy efficiency: with today's energy costs, many heat treaters may be considering furnace replacement. A more economical option may be to perform an energy analysis and upgrade the furnace insulation system.(Ceramics & Refractories/Insulation)
February 1, 2008... Operating furnaces today is a costly proposition, especially when energy costs are considered. Furnaces are expensive to buy, and they are also costly to maintain and operate. Many operators choose to upgrade rather than replace older equipment...

Vacuum furnace system.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Nonferrous Furnace Systems)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ALD-Holcroft ALD-Holcroft manufactures vacuum-based thermal processing systems engineered to accommodate the operating practices and production requirements of heat-treating facilities in the United States,...

Heat processing equipment.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Nonferrous Furnace Systems)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BeaverMatic BeaverMatic's new corporate brochure provides an in depth timeline of the company's past and current accomplishments and events, along with detailed descriptions of numerous product installations...

Furnaces.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Nonferrous Furnace Systems)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Can-Eng Furnaces Since 1964, Can-Eng has been designing and manufacturing industrial heat-treating equipment for commercial and captive heat treaters, stamping and fastener companies, automotive component...

Heat treating furnaces.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Nonferrous Furnace Systems)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Core Furnace Systems Corp. A new general capabilities brochure contains specific information describing a wide range of heat treating furnaces including batch and continuous roller hearth, batch and continuous...

Heat processing equipment.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Nonferrous Furnace Systems)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Consolidated Engineering For 41 years CEC has been building its reputation as an innovative leader in quality heat processing equipment. To substantiate this claim to our customers, suppliers, employees, and the...

Vacuum furnace selection guide.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Nonferrous Furnace Systems)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] G-M Enterprises An (8) eight-page, full-color handout for prospective furnace buyers. The handout is a checklist of considerations when purchasing a new vacuum furnace. Please call for our Guide to the Selection...

Leading the world in induction heating technologies.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Nonferrous Furnace Systems)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Inductoheat, an Inductotherm Group Co. Inductoheat's new 12-page brochure discusses how they ignited the innovation of induction power supply design more than 40 years ago and how this was the foundation for the...

TurboTreater vacuum furnaces.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Nonferrous Furnace Systems)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ipsen, Inc. Ipsen, Inc. provides design, manufacture and turnkey installation and repair of custom-engineered and standard vacuum heattreating equipment, process and controls, and aftermarket sales support. This...

Furnaces, ovens, lab equipment.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Nonferrous Furnace Systems)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Park Thermal International (1996) Corp. Quality thermal processing equipment for the heat treating industry powered by oil, gas, propane or electric and with or without atmosphere capability. Our "One Stop Heat Treat...

Induction heating.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Nonferrous Furnace Systems)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Pillar Induction Company Our wide range of industry experience includes applications such as heat treating, melting, brazing, soldering, bonding, and many others. Worldwide sales and service offices. Pillar...

Heat treating data book.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Nonferrous Furnace Systems: Burners & Combustion Equip)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SECO/WARWICK Corp. SECO/WARWICK has published the 9th edition of its famous Heat Treating Data Book complete with updated tables and a new format. Customers may receive one copy free, two or more copies for $2.00...

Thermal processing systems.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Nonferrous Furnace Systems: Burners & Combustion Equip)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Surface Combustion, Inc. Brochure introduces our company, as well as our overall capabilities in providing one of the most diverse product offerings in the thermal processing industry. Our capabilities also...

Ultra low NOx equipment.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Nonferrous Furnace Systems: Burners & Combustion Equip)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Bloom Engineering Bloom specializes in high efficiency equipment featuring 1150 series Ultra Low NOx Regenerative Burners , adding the benefit of reducing C[O.sub.2] emissions through reduced fuel use. Complete...

Industrial gas burners.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Nonferrous Furnace Systems: Burners & Combustion Equip)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Burner Dynamics, Inc. Burner Dynamics, Inc. designs and manufactures ultra-high-efficiency industrial gas burners that can be retrofitted into existing burner housings. This is the only patented burner design...

Process heating equipment.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Nonferrous Furnace Systems: Burners & Combustion Equip)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Eclipse Comprehensive brochure presents the entire line of process heating equipment and systems from the Eclipse family of brands. Our global powerhouse of industry-leading products includes combustion burners,...

Mini catalog.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Burners & Combustion Equipment)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hauck Manufacturing Company This new catalog features the full range of Hauck products including burners, blowers, controls and combustion accessories. In addition, the catalog highlights Hauck's capabilities in...

Radiant tubes:.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Burners & Combustion Equipment)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] INEX Incorporated INEX Incorporated offers a line of silicon/ silicon carbide radiant tubes capable of temperatures of 2450[degrees]F. These tubes have been in use in heat treat furnaces since 1988 and have...

Combustion systems:.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Burners & Combustion Equipment)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Maxon Corp This four-page brochure gives an overview of Maxon Corp. complete product line including: gas equipment for heating, high temperature burners, nozzle mixing burners, nozzles for Air/Gas, premixing...

Combustion safeguards:.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Burners & Combustion Equipment)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Protection Controls Inc Offers this comprehensive Service Manual covering all PROTECTOFIER combustion safeguard units. It provides important and valuable information on installation, service guides, testing and...

World of combustion solutions:.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Burners & Combustion Equipment)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Selas Heat Technology Company LLC Combining our full line of burners, combustion systems, blender valves and heat-treating furnaces with over 110 years of experience, we are the company that has the products and...

Combustion control systems.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Burners & Combustion Equipment Industrial Gases/Atmosphere Generation/Miscellaneous)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Siemens Building Technologies Combustion control gas valves, control motors, flame safeguards, electronic burner management systems, and temperature and leak test controls approved for use worldwide. Siemens...

Burners and radiant tubes.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Burners & Combustion Equipment Industrial Gases/Atmosphere Generation/Miscellaneous)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WS Thermal Process Technology, Inc. Specializes in industrial burners with integrated heat exchangers (recuperative or regenerative) and radiant tubes. Burners and radiant tubes are available in alloy material...

PURIFIRE [R] process mgt. system.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Burners & Combustion Equipment Industrial Gases/Atmosphere Generation/Miscellaneous)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. The PURIFIRE[R] system can track and record data from numerous points throughout an operation. Data can be used to help reduce production costs and improve product consistency and...

Heating elements.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Burners & Combustion Equipment Industrial Gases/Atmosphere Generation/Miscellaneous)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Custom Electric Mfg. Co. For more than 30 years, Custom Electric has offered affordable, high-quality elements for all styles of furnaces and ovens. Our elements are used worldwide by leading manufacturers...

Thermocouple handbook.(LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Burners & Combustion Equipment Industrial Gases/Atmosphere Generation/Miscellaneous)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Nanmac Corporation A new, user-friendly, free resource for temperature measurement is available on CD from Nanmac Corporation. Including a complete photo index, application guide, interactive resource center...

Age oven.(PRODUCTS)
February 1, 2008... Wisconsin Oven Wisconsin Oven has manufactured a gas-fired batch oven for aging assorted aluminum parts. The oven has work-chamber dimensions of 9 feet wide x 9 feet long x 7.5 feet high and a maximum operating temperature of...

Quenchants.(PRODUCTS)
February 1, 2008... Houghton International The Aqua-Quench 4000 series widens the range of steel products that can be successfully heat treated using polymer-based technology. Aqua-Quench 4000 quenchants are ideal for low- and high-hardenability steel...

High-temperature adhesive.(PRODUCTS)
February 1, 2008... Aremco Products Graphi-Bond [TM] 669 is a single-part, high-temperature, graphite-filled, silicate-bonded, waterborne adhesive used to bond, fill and repair carbon-carbon and graphite components and structures used in reducing atmospheres...

Power controller.(PRODUCTS)
February 1, 2008... Eurotherm EPower incorporates a predictive load management (PLM) function, which makes it effective in managing power demand. Applications that have traditionally used resistive loads or phase-angle fi ring can now be reconfi gured to...

High-temperature cabinet oven.(PRODUCTS)
February 1, 2008... Grieve Corporation No. 965 is a 1350[degrees]F electrically heated cabinet oven used for heat treating titanium. Workspace of this unit measures 24 inches wide x 24 inches deep x 24 inches high. To heat the oven, 30 kW are installed in...

Measuring and analysis program.(PRODUCTS)
February 1, 2008... Mark-10 MESURgauge is a measuring and analysis program designed to expand the functionality of force and torque measuring instruments. MESURgauge captures readings from any force or torque gauge with RS-232 output and displays data in tabular...

Microwave vacuum chamber drier.(PRODUCTS)
February 1, 2008... Linn High Therm Linn High Therm introduces a microwave vacuum test drier with useful space of 200 mm (7.9 inches) deep x 2,500 mm (98.4 inches) long with a large opening for loading. It has flexible use with different atmospheres possible...

Cryogenic temperature sensors.(PRODUCTS)
February 1, 2008... OMEGA Engineering The CY670 Series silicon diodes offer an accurate reading of temperature ranges. Conforming to the curve CY670 standard voltage versus temperature response curve, sensors within the CY670 Series are interchangeable, and...

Rotary parts washer.(PRODUCTS)
February 1, 2008... Guyson The Orbit 1000 Model rotary cleaning system has touch-screen controls, a 1,000-pound capacity turntable and powered opening and closing of the wash-chamber cover. The upgraded parts washer has a 65 x 77-inch footprint and stands 55...

Thyristor power system.(PRODUCTS)
February 1, 2008... Crown Controls The Thyristor Power System (TPS), a voltage/heater controller, has a heavy-duty one, two or three-phase power unit to 690 VAC and 1,600 amps for controlling the voltage applied to loads such as a variety of heating elements....

UTMs/furnaces/environmental chambers.(PRODUCTS)
February 1, 2008... ADMET Inc. ADMET Inc. supplies a full range of Universal Testing Machines (UTMs) and accessories, including specialty extensometers and environmental chambers for testing specimens under controlled conditions. ADMET is also offering furnaces...

Inductoheat announces new President.(PERSONNEL CHANGES)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Doug Brown has been named the new President and COO of Inductoheat, Inc. effective Jan. 1, 2008. Mr. Brown joined the Inductotherm Group of companies in 2001 as International Sales Manager of the Mass Heating...

Inductoheat's senior VP/GM retires.(PERSONNEL CHANGES)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] John H. Hooper, senior vice president and general manager for Inductoheat, has retired. Mr. Hooper was employed by the Inductotherm Group of companies for 35 years and served as Inductoheat's VP for the last five. He...

Core Furnace Systems hires three to management team.(PERSONNEL CHANGES)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Jason Merschat has joined Core Furnace Systems (CORE) as director of technical services and automation. He was previously the vice president of operations at Nano Talc, Inc. and has held positions at U.S. Steel and...

Over 75 years ago.(PERSPECTIVE: Industry Retrospective from the Historic Pages of Industrial Heating)
February 1, 2008... Many developments have been made in the manufacture and heat treatment of cast iron which have extended the usefulness of this metal because of increased strength, greater wear resistance, ease of machining, and other improved properties. ...

50 years ago.(PERSPECTIVE: Industry Retrospective from the Historic Pages of Industrial Heating)
February 1, 2008... Experts on instrumentation in the field of iron and steelmaking will gather for the eighth consecutive year in Pittsburgh, Pa., March 11-13, to attend the Annual Conference on Instrumentation for the Iron and Steel Industry. A new high...

25 years ago.(PERSPECTIVE: Industry Retrospective from the Historic Pages of Industrial Heating)
February 1, 2008... With figures available only through the third quarter of 1982, the Metal Treating Institute reports national billings down 11.2% from 1981. Its forecasting service (the Economic Department of the Boston-based Cahners Publishing Company)...